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    Which one among the following is the type of the Comoros Islands, which lie in the Indian Ocean between Northern Madagascar and the African Coast?                                  [NDA 2012-II]

    A)  Volcanic                      

    B)  Glacial eroded

    C)  Eolian deposited           

    D)  Folded

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     The Comoros Islands are an archipelago of four volcanic islands and several islets located in the western Indian Ocean about ten to twelve degrees south of the Equator. They lie approximately halfway between the island of Madagascar and northern Mozambique at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel.


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